Arcobacter, THE ORGANISM/TOXINTHE ILLNESSA. butzleri is more commonly associated with human disease, and serotypes 1 and 5 are primarily associated with human infection.Incubation: Not known.Symptoms: Patients can be asymptomatic. The most common symptom is acute watery diarrhoea lasting for 3-15 days, sometimes being persistent or recurrent for greater than 2 weeks or even as long as 2 months. Often accompanied by abdominal pain and nausea. Some patients also experience bodily weakness, fever, chills and vomiting. Coinfection with another enteric pathogen has been observed, as has infection by Arcobacter in patients with other conditions such as diabetes. Hospitalisation can occur.Condition: Usually gastroenteritis, but occasionally septicaemia.Toxins: Produces chemicals that are toxic to some cells, but no information on toxin production in foods.At Risk Groups: Can affect any age group, though highest prevalence is in very young children. One Belgian study indicated that slightly more females were infected than males.Long Term Effects: Not known.http://thewatchers.us/EPA/9/arcobacter.pdf